Living For The City

A boy is born in hard time Missis- sippi Surrounded by four walls that ain't so pretty His parents give him love and af- fection To keep him strong moving in the right di- rection Chorus 1: Living just enough, just enough for the city ... ee ha! Verse 2: His father works some days for fourteen hours And you can bet he barely makes a dollar His mother goes to scrub the floors for many And you'd best believe she hardly gets a penny Chorus 2: Living just enough, just enough for the city ... ee ha! Middle 8: Da ba da da, da da da da Da da da da da Verse 3: His sister's blac k but she is sho'nuff pretty Her skirt is shor t but Lord her legs are sturdy To walk to schoo l she's got to get up early Her clothes are o ld but never are they dirty Chorus 3: Living just enough, just enough for the city ... um hum Verse 4: Her brother's smar t he's got more sense than many His patience's lon g but soon he won't have any To find a job is like a haystack needle Cause where he liv es they don't use colored p eople Chorus 4: Living just enough, just enough for the city ... Middle 8 (2): Da ba da da, da da da da Da da da da da Coda: Living just e- nough...For the city... yeah Living just e- nough...For the city... (Repeat several Times) Verse 5: His hair is long , his feet are hard and gritty He spends his life walking the streets of New York City He's almost dead from breathing in air pol- lution He tried to vote but to him there's no so- lution Chorus 5: Living just enough, just e nough for the city ... yeah, yeah, yeah! Verse 6: I hope you hear in- side my voice of sorrow And that it motivates you to make a better to morrow This place is crue l no where could be much colder If we don't change the world will soon be over Chorus 6: Living just enough, stop giving just enough for the city!!!! Middle 8 (3): Da ba da da, da da da da Da da da da da